, but that " things start to go downhill when the ice palace gets introduced . " however , die another day was strongly criticised by some reviewers who felt that the film relied too heavily on ga ##dgets and special effects , with the plot being neglected . james be ##rard ##ine ##lli of reel ##view ##s . net said , " this is a train wreck of an action film – a stu ##pe ##fying attempt by the filmmakers to force @ - @ feed james bond into the mind ##less xx ##x mold and throw 40 years of cinematic history down the toilet in favor of bright flashes and loud bangs . " of the action sequences , he said , " die another day
, but that " things start to go downhill when the ice palace gets introduced. " however, die another day was strongly criticised by some reviewers who felt that the film relied too heavily on gadgets and special effects, with the plot being neglected. james berardinelli of reelviews. net said, " this is a train wreck of an action film – a stupefying attempt by the filmmakers to force @ - @ feed james bond into the mindless xxx mold and throw 40 years of cinematic history down the toilet in favor of bright flashes and loud bangs. " of the action sequences, he said, " die another day